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If you have a teen or teens in high school who are thinking about going to college you really need to have some discussions with them about the following subjects. At least one of these topics will be somewhat uncomfortable for you but you owe it to yourself and your teen to talk to them about it. These are real issues and they won’t go away by not talking about them, and in fact they could be far worse.

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Getting a college degree online will give more job flexibility, increase you income level and provide more opportunities for advancement in your chosen career. According to the Bureau of Labor for August of 2005 the unemployment rate for adults 25 years or older goes down as education level goes up. The unemployment rate for people without a high school diploma was 7%, for a high school graduate 4.5%, some college 3.5%, for a bachelor’s degree and higher the unemployment rate was only 2.4%. This is a significant difference.

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When parents first start trying to decide how much to save, they often get overwhelmed by the cost of a college education. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, tuition increased by 8% per year, on average, from 1979 to 2001. This means that children born today will face college costs that are 3 to 4 times current prices. For example, this means expenses to attend a four year college could total $300,000 by the time your child is of college age (keep in mind this estimate is based on your child attending the highest priced college or university).

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Everyone knows that college is expensive and that the price keeps increasing year after year. The largest single cost is tuition followed closely by room and board if you are living away from home. These two things combined can easily add up to $30,000 a year or more.

That means by the end of four years a college education will have cost $120,000. That’s a lot of money, on its own but whats even worse is that there are other ‘hidden’ costs that aren’t included in this amount. However, you should know what they are so you are not surprised by them later on.

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Attending college after graduation is a dream all high school students ought to have. Many opportunities are provided to college graduates that arent to everyone else. The problem is, many high school graduates dont have the necessary funds to even pay college tuition let alone everything else. This need not worry you! You have many options! One of these options is to apply for a federal Stafford loan.

Stafford Student Loans are given out by the Department of Education. They are the most common of all federal student loans. Federal Stafford loans are given to undergraduate and graduate students and you dont necessarily have to be in great financial need.

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Getting a college degree online will give more job flexibility, increase you income level and provide more opportunities for advancement in your chosen career. According to the Bureau of Labor for August of 2005 the unemployment rate for adults 25 years or older goes down as education level goes up. The unemployment rate for people without a high school diploma was 7%, for a high school graduate 4.5%, some college 3.5%, for a bachelor’s degree and higher the unemployment rate was only 2.4%. This is a significant difference.

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